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2001 Chicago Bears
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 338 points (21.1/g), 11th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 203 points (12.7/g), 1st.
Differential of 135 points (8.4/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.9, Offense: 0.8, Defense: 7.1, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dick Jauron (13-3-0)
Offensive Coordinator: John Shoop
Defensive Coordinator: Greg Blache
Other Notable Asst.: Todd Haley (Wide Receivers)
Training Camp: UW Platteville (Platteville, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jim Miller | 30 | 6 | 13 | 228 for 395, 2,299 yards, 13 td, 10 int, & 29 rushes for -19 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Anthony Thomas | 24 | Rook | 10 | 278 rushes for 1,183 yards, 7 td, & 22 catches for 178 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 2001 |
| RB | James Allen | 26 | 3 | 7 | 135 rushes for 469 yards, 1 td, & 30 catches for 203 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Daimon Shelton | 29 | 4 | 9 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 76 yards and 1 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 184th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Marty Booker | 25 | 2 | 16 | 100 catches for 1,071 yards, 8 td, & 4 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Dez White | 22 | 1 | 6 | 45 catches for 428 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 69th pick / 2000 |
| WR | David Terrell | 22 | Rook | 6 | 34 catches for 415 yards, 4 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Fred Baxter | 30 | 8 | 14 | 22 catches for 148 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 5th / 115th pick / 1993 |
| TE | John Davis | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 catches for 68 yards, 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 2nd pick / 1994 Supp |
| LT | Blake Brockermeyer | 28 | 6 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 29th pick / 1995 |
| LG | Rex Tucker | 25 | 2 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1999 | |
| C | Olin Kreutz* | 24 | 3 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1998 | |
| RG | Chris Villarrial | 28 | 5 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 152nd pick / 1996 | |
| RT | James O. Williams* | 33 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bryan Robinson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Ted Washington*+ | 33 | 10 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Keith Traylor | 32 | 10 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Phillip Daniels | 28 | 5 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 99th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Rosevelt Colvin | 24 | 2 | 13 | 10.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| MLB | Brian Urlacher*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 2000 |
| RLB | Warrick Holdman | 26 | 2 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 106th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Walt Harris | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Jerry Azumah | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 147th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | R.W. McQuarters | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Tony Parrish | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 1998 |
| FS | Mike Brown+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paul Edinger | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26 of 31 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Chicago Bears / 6th / 174th pick / 2000 |
| P | Brad Maynard | 27 | 4 | 0 | 87 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| PR | Leon Johnson | 27 | 4 | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1997 |
| KR | Autry Denson | 25 | 2 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 233rd pick / 1999 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | James Allen | 26 | RB | 16 | 7 | 212 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 3/28/1975 | 3 | |
| 39 | Reggie Austin | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Wake Forest | 1/21/1977 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 125th pick / 2000 |
| 23 | Jerry Azumah | 24 | DB | 16 | 5 | 195 | 5-10 | New Hampshire | 9/1/1977 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 147th pick / 1999 |
| 87 | D'Wayne Bates | 26 | WR | 11 | 1 | 212 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 12/4/1975 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1999 |
| 84 | Fred Baxter | 30 | TE | 14 | 14 | 268 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/14/1971 | 8 | New York Jets / 5th / 115th pick / 1993 |
| 63 | Ryan Benjamin | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | South Florida | 11/11/1977 | Rook | |
| 86 | Marty Booker | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 7/31/1976 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1999 |
| 70 | Alfonso Boone | 25 | DT | 11 | 0 | 318 | 6-4 | Mount San Antonio JC | 1/11/1976 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 253rd pick / 2000 |
| 78 | Blake Brockermeyer | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/11/1973 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 29th pick / 1995 |
| 30 | Mike Brown+ | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 2/13/1978 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| 59 | Rosevelt Colvin | 24 | LB | 16 | 13 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/5/1977 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| 93 | Phillip Daniels | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-3 | Georgia | 3/4/1973 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 99th pick / 1996 |
| 82 | John Davis | 28 | TE | 16 | 7 | 257 | 6-4 | Emporia St. | 5/14/1973 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 2nd pick / 1994 Supp |
| 25 | Autry Denson | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1976 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 233rd pick / 1999 |
| 73 | Kevin Dogins | 29 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/7/1972 | 5 | |
| 45 | Scott Dragos | 26 | FB-TE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 10/28/1975 | 1 | |
| 2 | Paul Edinger | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Michigan St. | 1/17/1978 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 174th pick / 2000 |
| 43 | Michael Green | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | NW State (LA) | 12/6/1976 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 254th pick / 2000 |
| 27 | Walt Harris | 27 | DB | 15 | 13 | 192 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 8/10/1974 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1996 |
| 74 | Jimmy Herndon | 28 | T | 16 | 0 | 318 | 6-8 | Houston | 8/30/1973 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 146th pick / 1996 |
| 53 | Warrick Holdman | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 234 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/22/1975 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 106th pick / 1999 |
| 52 | Bobbie Howard | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 6/14/1977 | Rook | |
| 32 | Leon Johnson | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 7/13/1974 | 4 | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1997 |
| 55 | Greg Jones | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Colorado | 5/22/1974 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 51st pick / 1997 |
| 57 | Olin Kreutz* | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-2 | Washington | 6/9/1977 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1998 |
| 89 | Dustin Lyman | 25 | TE | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 8/5/1976 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 87th pick / 2000 |
| 65 | Patrick Mannelly | 26 | T | 15 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Duke | 4/18/1975 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 189th pick / 1998 |
| 9 | Shane Matthews | 31 | QB | 5 | 3 | 196 | 6-3 | Florida | 6/1/1970 | 5 | |
| 4 | Brad Maynard | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Ball St. | 2/9/1974 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| 26 | Todd McMillon | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Northern Arizona | 9/26/1974 | 1 | |
| 21 | R.W. McQuarters | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma St. | 12/21/1976 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| 22 | Than Merrill | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Stanford,Yale | 12/12/1977 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 223rd pick / 2001 |
| 81 | Ahmad Merritt | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 2/5/1977 | Rook | |
| 24 | Glyn Milburn | 30 | RB-WR | 4 | 0 | 177 | 5-8 | Oklahoma,Stanford | 2/19/1971 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1993 |
| 15 | Jim Miller | 30 | QB | 14 | 13 | 226 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 2/9/1971 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1994 |
| 62 | Robert Newkirk | 24 | DT | 10 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 3/6/1977 | 2 | |
| 37 | Tony Parrish | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/23/1975 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Carl Powell | 27 | DE | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/4/1974 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 156th pick / 1997 |
| 36 | Stanley Pritchett | 28 | FB | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 12/22/1973 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 118th pick / 1996 |
| 95 | Karon Riley | 23 | LB | 5 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | SMU,Minnesota | 8/23/1978 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 2001 |
| 98 | Bryan Robinson | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 6/22/1974 | 4 | |
| 88 | Marcus Robinson | 26 | WR | 5 | 4 | 215 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 108th pick / 1997 |
| 91 | Khari Samuel | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Massachusetts | 10/14/1976 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 144th pick / 1999 |
| 31 | Daimon Shelton | 29 | FB | 16 | 9 | 262 | 6-0 | Sacramento St. | 9/15/1972 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 184th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Joe Tafoya | 23 | DE | 5 | 0 | 278 | 6-4 | Arizona | 9/6/1978 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 234th pick / 2001 |
| 96 | Henry Taylor | 26 | DT | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 11/29/1975 | 3 | |
| 83 | David Terrell | 22 | WR | 16 | 6 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/13/1979 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 2001 |
| 35 | Anthony Thomas | 24 | RB | 14 | 10 | 228 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/7/1977 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 2001 |
| 94 | Keith Traylor | 32 | DT-NT | 16 | 15 | 340 | 6-2 | Oklahoma,Central Oklahoma | 9/3/1969 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| 64 | Rex Tucker | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 12/20/1976 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1999 |
| 54 | Brian Urlacher*+ | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-4 | New Mexico | 5/25/1978 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 2000 |
| 58 | Chris Villarrial | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Indiana (PA) | 6/9/1973 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 152nd pick / 1996 |
| 92 | Ted Washington*+ | 33 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 365 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/13/1968 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| 33 | Larry Whigham* | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | La-Monroe | 6/23/1972 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 110th pick / 1994 |
| 80 | Dez White | 22 | WR | 14 | 6 | 215 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 8/23/1979 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 69th pick / 2000 |
| 71 | James O. Williams* | 33 | T-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 329 | 6-7 | Cheyney | 3/29/1968 | 10 | |
| 17 | Danny Wuerffel | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/27/1974 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1997 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 245.0 | 6-1.6 | 3.1 |